How Americans underestimate the threat of the coronavirus

With reported coronavirus infections on the rise in the United States, our neighbour to the south is - at least for now - on path to follow the public health catastrophe we have witnessed in Italy. The latest data from John Hopkins University has showed a sharp rise in reported cases in the past 24 hours. As of Thursday morning, 7,000 cases had been confirmed; by sundown, the totaled had climbed to 13,000 and counting.

In fact, the daily reported infections in the U.S. has followed the predictable exponential curve we have seen in other countries, with no signs of slowing down.

The Pew Research Center published its latest poll on the public perception of the virus in the United States and contains interesting pieces of data which may explain why many Americans appear to underestimate the threat of the coronavirus.

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Philippe J. Fournier is the creator of Qc125 and 338Canada. He teaches physics and astronomy at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. For information or media request, please write to info@Qc125.com.


Philippe J. Fournier est le créateur de Qc125 et 338Canada. Il est professeur de physique et d'astronomie au Cégep de Saint-Laurent à Montréal. Pour toute information ou pour une demande d'entrevue médiatique, écrivez à info@Qc125.com.